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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Apple, List of apple cultivars, Golden apple, Malus, Design and Arts Arcadia of Myungseung, Malus sieversii, Malus baccata, Harrison Cider Apple, Malus coronaria, Apple scab, List of Lepidoptera that feed on Malus, Malus prunifolia, Apple Wassail, Herefordshire Pomona, Malus sylvestris, Gr pple, Cooking apple, Apple Capital Museum, Malus fusca, Apple Scrapple Festival, Russet apple, Malus angustifolia, Malus sargentii, Malus floribunda, Malus ioensis, Malus transitoria, Malus sieboldii, Malus spectabilis, Malus halliana, Malus hupehensis, Malus sikkimensis, Malus florentina, Malus tschonoskii, Upton Pyne apple, Malus komarovii, Malus asiatica, Malus glaucescens, Malus brevipes, Malus glabrata, Malus x micromalus, Malus trilobata, Malus kansuensis, Malus hopa, Redlove Era, Malus toringoides, Malus honanensis, Malus prattii, Malus yunnanensis, Malus formosana, Malus bracteata, Table apple, Malus lancifolia, Malus sublobata, Malus rockii. Excerpt: The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family (Rosaceae). It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. The tree originated in Western Asia, where its wild ancestor, the Alma, is still found today. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples, resulting in a range of desired characteristics. Cultivars vary in their yield and the ultimate size of the tree, even when grown on the same rootstock. At least 55 million tonnes of apples were grown worldwide in 2005, with a value of about $10 billion. China produced about 35% of this total. The United States is the second-leading producer, with more than 7.5% of world production. Iran is third, followed by Turkey, Russia, Italy and India. Blossoms, fruits, and leaves of the apple tree (M...
